Last weekend there were many matches in the Dutch league. The men’s teams played once and the women twice. It resulted in the first victory for Water Polo The Hague.
On Saturday, the differences in the men’s Eredivisie were very small. Only UZSC and Het Ravijn won big. The other games ended with the smallest possible difference. Leader AZC narrowly beat GZC Donk. In Alphen aan den Rijn it was 12-11. AZC lost a small lead and when Mart van der Weijden made the 9-8 just before the last quarter, it was a very exciting final. A minute before the end, Stan van den Heuvel made 11-11 from and the surprise seemed complete, but international Jesse Nispeling thought otherwise. With 29 seconds left on the clock, he became the match winner.
ZPC Amersfoort only secured the victory against ZVL-1886 in the last period: 13-14. A seven-hit by Sebastiaan van Mil and a winning goal by the top scorer in the Eredivisie Gergely Palotas (his 46th!) ensured that ZPC Amersfoort could return home with the winning points.
Because Polar Bears surprisingly won against ZV De Zaan (13-12), the team from Ede is now breathing down the Amersfoorters for third place. Polar Bears straightened out in the second period. After that, the teams barely separated. Tarik Scherrenburg finally brought relief twenty seconds before the end with his 13-11.
ZPB is on fire. With an 11-12 victory over De Ham, Arjan Silvis’ team recorded its fourth win in a row. The victory had to come from a long way. It was only at the end of the third period that ZPB took the lead for the first time (9-10), thanks to Onno Kuller. When Jari Krijgsman and captain Maurice Dentro brought the visitors to 10-12 in the next phase, the loot was in.
Waterpolo Den Haag won its first game of the season. PSV was the victim. In The Hague it was 12-10. Although Mark van Engelen’s team is still dangling at the bottom, there must be great relief that the zero has finally disappeared. It seemed for a while that The Hague, as often this season, would forfeit the win in the last period. PSV player Thijs Gevers put the visitors on 9-10. A revival of Fabian van Niekerk, Bart Turk and Jorik Amesz kept the points in-house.
There was less tension in Borculo and Rotterdam. In the regional derby between BZC and Het Ravijn, the big brother from Nijverdal won 11-24. After the second period, the home team had nothing more to say. In Rotterdam, UZSC defeated SVH 12-21.
Women
Saturday
Leader ZV De Zaan beat Het Ravijn 9-8. The visitors from Nijverdal never managed to take the lead, but it was exciting. Only in the fourth period Lieke Rogge made the margin somewhat comfortable (8-5), but because Lieke Schokker and Charlotte Mensink scored again after that, it was still a squeeze. With two and a half minutes left on the clock, Maxine Schaap brought some air again (9-7).
UZSC had no problem with the still winless PSV. In Utrecht it was 13-1. For a long time, Joachim de Ruijsscher’s team didn’t even seem to get any goals against, but after the thirteenth Utrecht goal by Sam Jutte, the Eindhoven visitors found the net for the honour, via Annelot van Rooijen.
ZVL-1886 remains in the top-4 after an 11-15 win over De Ham. Iefke van Belkum’s team saw a 5-7 lead evaporate in the third period. De Ham even took the lead (8-7) via Lisa van Trotsenburg, but ZVL-1886 could still breathe a sigh of relief thanks to five ZVL-goals in a row. Karen van Rijn made his debut and scored at ZVL-1886.
GZC Donk booked a great victory in Ede against Polar Bears (12-13). For a long time Polar Bears seemed to have no troubles; early in the second period, Polar Bears led 7-3. Then Ingrid Veenhuis’s team took control of the game. The visitors from Gouda scored five times in a row and kept the initiative after that. When Saskia Vos and Sabine Bergsma let GZC Donk run out to 10-13 in the fourth period, the difference was big enough to bring Polar Bears to their knees.
Sunday
Het Ravijn was ahead of PSV 13-10. After Saturday’s narrow 9-8 defeat against ZV De Zaan, this was a good boost for the team of Wicher Diallo, where Iris Vreeling’s debuted. In points, Het Ravijn is now equal with GZC Donk, who was beaten 11-5 by UZSC on Sunday. Against the Utrecht number 2, the team from Gouda was not involved. UZSC quickly built up a comfortable lead and did not let GZC Donk come any closer.
By ZVL-1886, 15-year old Tess van der Meer made his debut against Polar Bears. Due to injuries and private circumstances, a total of four girls who are also active in the youth league took part in the Leiden team. It resulted in an 18-7 loss. Polar Bears immediately took a 6-1 lead in the first period and Koen de Weerd’s team only expanded that lead.
ZV De Zaan, however, remains the unapproachable leader for the time being. Wouter Veer’s team also defeated De Ham. It became 11-8 with 15-year-old debutant Arnica Plugge.
Eredivisie Men
Saturday 4 December
ZVL-1886 – ZPC Amersfoort: 13-14 (6-5, 2-2, 3-3, 2-4).
ZVL-1886: Claudio Brancatello 4, Attila Kincses 2, David Spijker 2, Stan van Ruiten 2, Ruben van Vierzen 2, Yannick van den Burg 1.
ZPC Amersfoort: Sebastiaan van Mil 7, Milan Borcsok 2, Jan-Willem Slaghuis 2, Max van der Werve 1, Gergely Palotas 1, Jort van der Werve 1.
SVH – UZSC: 12-21 (2-8, 4-5, 2-2, 4-6).
SVH: Tomas Kostelnik 4, Laszlo Balasz Nagy 3, Kerem Gemalmazoglu 2, Sven Nieuwstraten 2, Frank Bot 1.
UZSC: Benjamin Hoepelman 7, Flemming Kastrop 3, Joost van der Burg 3, Gies Wijnhoven 2, Sook Willemsen 2, Bram van den Bersselaar 2, Abel de Haan 1, Jeroen Rouwenhorst 1.
AZC – GZC Donk: 12-11 (2-3, 3-4, 4-1, 3-3).
AZC: Milos Filipovic 4, Jesse Nispeling 3, Lars Reuten 3, Jacoppo Mandolini 1, Tim Reuten 1.
GZC Donk: Erik Brugué 3, Quint van den Heuvel 2, Stan van den Heuvel 2, Mart van der Weijden 1, Jimmy Sjardijn 1, Guus van Yperen 1, Cas Westerwoudt 1.
Polar Bears – ZV De Zaan: 13-12 (2-4, 5-3, 3-3, 3-2).
Polar Bears: Sam Kunz 5, Lars ten Broek 2, Kas te Riele 2, Jens Wijgers 1, Sander Roels 1, Marnick Snel 1, Tarik Scherrenburg 1
ZV De Zaan: Thomas Lucas 5, Stan Meijn 1, Jurriaan van der Struijk 1, Angelo Corver 1, Tim Ketelaars 1, Mick van den Bree 1, Phil Brantjes 1,Don Rempt 1.
De Ham – ZPB: 11-12 (5-3, 3-4, 1-3, 2-2).
De Ham : Floris vant Veer 4, Tom Geestman 3, Reinier van t Veer 1, Sjoerd Beets 1, Kjeld Gravesteijn 1, Sven Gravesteijn 1.
ZPB: Maurice Dentro 3, Onno Kuller 3, Jari Krijgsman 1, Eleftherios Chelioudakis 1, Sven Silvis 1, Onbekend 3.
Waterpolo Den Haag – PSV: 12-10 (4-2, 2-2, 3-4, 3-2).
Waterpolo Den Haag: Bart Turk 4, Fabian van Niekerk 3, Coen Berendse 2, Jorik Amesz 1, Daan Heiden 1, Koen Heiden 1.
PSV: Thijs Gevers 3, Niels van den Hout 2, Quint Pijnenburg 2, Bram Swinkels 1, Levy Kort 1, Wessel Brands 1.
BZC – Het Ravijn: 11-24 (2-4, 4-5, 3-8, 2-7).
BZC: Frank Groot Kormelinck 3, Filip Kljajevic 2, Abel Lukacs 2, Yaron Dijkhuis 1, Sven Dijkhuis 1, Adam Tamas 1, Dynand Muller 1.
Het Ravijn: Emiel Wouters 7, Bas ter Brake 5, Jorn Muller 5, Rob Gottemaker 3, Stan Hageman 2, Yoran Loos 1, Bas Jan Dijkink 1.
1 AZC 13-36
2 ZV De Zaan 14-30
3 ZPC Amersfoort 13-29
4 Het Ravijn 13-28
5 Polar Bears 13-27
6 UZSC 14-27
7 GZC Donk 13-25
8 ZVL-1886 13-16
9 ZPB 13-12
10 De Ham 11-11
11 BZC 11-10
12 PSV 13-7
13 SVH 13-3
14 Waterpolo Den Haag 14-3
Eredivisie Women
Saturday 4 December
Polar Bears – GZC Donk: 12-13 (4-2, 3-4, 3-5, 2-2).
Polar Bears: Fleurien Bosveld 4, Lola Moolhuijzen 3, Storm Willemsen 2, Jasmijn Dikmans 1, Feline Voordouw 1, Laura Schinkel 1.
GZC Donk: Anouk Vermeulen 4, Sabine Bergsma 3, Kayleigh Schonewille 2, Saskia Vos 1, Gaby van Dijk 1, Isabella van Toorn 1, Kahly Kruisinga 1.
UZSC – PSV: 13-1 (2-0, 5-0, 4-0, 2-1).
UZSC: Nerida Drewes 4, Sterre Bijkerk 4, Kila van der Veen 2, Sam Jutte 2, Hanna Hogervorst 1.
PSV: Annelot van Rooijen 1.
De Ham – ZVL-1886: 11-15 (2-2, 1-4, 5-3, 3-6).
De Ham: Lizette Rozeboom 2, Rhea Damianos 2, Regina van t Veer 2, Rianne Stam 1, Rachelle Steur 1, Marije Hekhuis 1, Amy Rozemeijer 1, Lisa van Trotsenburg 1.
ZVL-1886: Noha Zwiers 3, Lizzy Terpstra 3, Anna Pauli 2, Laura Roels 2, Duchanka Kammerman 2, Jolijn Joor 1, Karen van Rijn 1, Renée de Kleer 1.
ZV De Zaan – Het Ravijn: 9-8 (3-2, 1-1, 2-2, 3-3).
ZV De Zaan: Maxine Schaap 4, Lieke Rogge 3, Sigrid Vleeshakker 1, Danique Sap 1.
Het Ravijn: Lieke Schokker 3, Charlotte Mensink 2, Dian Scholten 1, Kari Ankone 1, Pien Gorter 1.
Sunday 5 December
Het Ravijn – PSV: 13-10 (5-2, 5-3, 2-2, 1-3).
Het Ravijn: Lieke Schokker 5, Charlotte Mensink 3, Dian Scholten 2, Margreet ter Schure 2, Iris Hegeman 1.
PSV: Annelot van Rooijen 3, Nian van der Beek 2, Eline Bekkers 2, Sam Eveleens 1, Viën van der Beek 1, Gazizah Khalandi 1.
ZV De Zaan – De Ham: 11-8 (4-1, 3-1, 3-2, 1-4).
ZV De Zaan: Takyiwa Sam 4, Yara Galjé 2, Lieke Rogge 2, Maxine Schaap 2, Sigrid Vleeshakker 1.
De Ham: Lizette Rozeboom 3, Amy Rozemeijer 2, Rachelle Steur 2, Nienke de Winter 1.
Polar Bears – ZVL-1886: 18-7 (6-1, 2-2, 5-2, 5-2).
Polar Bears: Storm Willemsen 6, Laura Schinkel 2, Nina van de Geijn 2, Aniek Roekevisch 2, Fleurien Bosveld 2, Lola Moolhuijzen 2, Jill Oort 1, Feline Voordouw 1.
ZVL-1886: Danique Gras 2, Esmee Roijen 1, Anna Pauli 1, Noha Zwiers 1, Renée de Kleer 1, Laura Roels 1.
UZSC – GZC Donk: 11-5 (4-1, 2-1, 2-1, 3-2).
UZSC: Nerida Drewes 2, Hanna Hogervorst 2, Sam Jutte 2, Esther Scheij 1, Sterre Bijkerk 1, Anne van Rossum 1, Lois den Ouden 1, Karen Haksteen 1.
GZC Donk: Anouk Vermeulen 2, Kayleigh Schonewille 1, Yente de Zwaan 1, Saskia Vos 1.
1 ZV De Zaan 13-33
2 UZSC 12-27
3 Polar Bears 11-21
4 ZVL-1886 11-18
5 GZC Donk 13-17
6 Het Ravijn 13-17
7 De Ham 11-9
8 PSV 12-0
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